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well, the big story today, pakistan. the u.s. now investigating what their government knew about america's most wanted terrorist. good afternoon to you. i am dylan ratigan. and as we have been saying with friends like pakistan, who needs saudi arabia? the obvious questions now being asked, what did the pakistani officials know about osama bin laden's location, and who was protecting him in that mansion compound just six miles from islamabad and half a mile from that country's version of west point? >> this is really a cross roads, i believe, in our relationship with pakistan. we've had good days and bad days with pakistan. the most notorious terrorist, mass murderer in the world, was literally living right under the nose of top pakistani government officials. >> it is urgent that the pakistani government get answers to the questions about what its military and intelligence agency and local officials knew and to share the answers to those questions with the world and with their own people. >> lawmakers sounding off on capitol hill
well, the big story today, pakistan. the u.s. now investigating what their government knew about america's most wanted terrorist. good afternoon to you. i am dylan ratigan. and as we have been saying with friends like pakistan, who needs saudi arabia? the obvious questions now being asked, what did the pakistani officials know about osama bin laden's location, and who was protecting him in that mansion compound just six miles from islamabad and half a mile from that country's version of west...
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reconsider aid to pakistan and just ahead, pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. joining us on the hot seat. and send me your thoughts on twitter at mitcher repo eell re. t that i needed to quit, and i went online to find a way. ♪ chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the medication, for the first week, you can go ahead and smoke. [ male announcer ] prescription chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these symptoms or behaviors, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop serious allergic or skin reac
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pakistan, pakistan, pakistan, pakistan, pakistan. it has been pakistan from the beginning. it's still pakistan. how long is it going to keep being pakistan? today on the occasion of osama bin laden's death, "the new york times" ran a big 5,000-word obituary of bin laden. it describes bin laden bragging about his american made weapons and his trainers who supported him against the soviets in the 1980 ez. the u.s. was being careful to avoid getting drawn into a hot war in afghanistan with the soviets so even though we gave that training and those weapons to bin laden in afghanistan in the 80's, we never really got it to him all that directly. instead we used a middle man. who do you think we used as a middle man? we used the pakistani intelligence service as the middle man when we wanted to arm bin laden. the whole post 9/11 idea of waging a war on terrorism was to go after terrorists themselves, right? but also go after their sponsors. you go after the countries that sponsor terrorist groups and fund them. iraq never did that. that was a red herring. that was a distraction f
pakistan, pakistan, pakistan, pakistan, pakistan. it has been pakistan from the beginning. it's still pakistan. how long is it going to keep being pakistan? today on the occasion of osama bin laden's death, "the new york times" ran a big 5,000-word obituary of bin laden. it describes bin laden bragging about his american made weapons and his trainers who supported him against the soviets in the 1980 ez. the u.s. was being careful to avoid getting drawn into a hot war in afghanistan...
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we're not really at war in pakistan, we're not fighting everybody in pakistan. we have to send them to afghanistan. these are complex. did he sell them both? >> i don't think he did. by the way, i don't think he really did. i know the people at the white house have a very grim view of pakistan. one person telling me that's basically a dysfunctional country. the people at the white house know that. ovk, we can't put troops directly in there. it's for boating. we don't have the rational or the free come. we're going in the side door, but the president is saying, if wu're going to do it, we're going to do it quickly. the president also believes that this -- he can't give the military an eep ended commitment. his strategy is to say fine, i'm going to give you what you want right now and show me and show me quickly it's going to work. "the new york times" from then senator obama promised to pursue a new strategy. why then, was tonight's speech framed? how did it wind up being framed? as a surprise? is it still held in that frame, after it's completed? >> p president
we're not really at war in pakistan, we're not fighting everybody in pakistan. we have to send them to afghanistan. these are complex. did he sell them both? >> i don't think he did. by the way, i don't think he really did. i know the people at the white house have a very grim view of pakistan. one person telling me that's basically a dysfunctional country. the people at the white house know that. ovk, we can't put troops directly in there. it's for boating. we don't have the rational or...
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but i also know this, the importance of a stable pakistan is extremely important, not just to pakistan, but to the region and to the united states. as we're thinking about how we're going to look at our policy, that has to be kept in mind as well. >> captain, appreciate your time. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> if you haven't paid 4 bucks a gallon for gas yet, you will soon. plus, hacked again. millions more gamers could be at risk for identity theft. be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. >>> the average price of a gallon of gas is closing in on 4 bucks across the nation. new numbers from aaa shows we're paying $3.97 a gallon on average, 32 cents higher than a month ago and
but i also know this, the importance of a stable pakistan is extremely important, not just to pakistan, but to the region and to the united states. as we're thinking about how we're going to look at our policy, that has to be kept in mind as well. >> captain, appreciate your time. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> if you haven't paid 4 bucks a gallon for gas yet, you will soon. plus, hacked again. millions more gamers could be at risk for identity theft. be right back. ♪ [ male...
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pakistan and yemen in particular. what director panetta was guesting at al qaeda's central organization to the extent they have an operational capability will try to put together a plot that will launch to avenge bin laden's death. that's a mid to long term concern. the good news is we won't take our foot off the accelerator against al qaeda. we'll continue to pound them. that's the good news even as we celebrate all we have about bin laden's demise. >> general, i have to ask you as you learn more about how this operation went down from this joint special operation command, i assume you have a target. you believe osama bin laden is hiding in this compound. there are array of ways to effect this kill. what can we learn about looking at how this went down? how the united states chose to execute this operation? i mean, it's not a situation where they decided to have a drone drop a bomb. instead, you had an incredibly daring operation by special forces. what do you make of it? >> well, unsurprising but stunning. the human
pakistan and yemen in particular. what director panetta was guesting at al qaeda's central organization to the extent they have an operational capability will try to put together a plot that will launch to avenge bin laden's death. that's a mid to long term concern. the good news is we won't take our foot off the accelerator against al qaeda. we'll continue to pound them. that's the good news even as we celebrate all we have about bin laden's demise. >> general, i have to ask you as you...
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if we leave afghanistan, that will put a troubled pakistan, nuclear pakistan at more risk. open up a vacuum that india might step into, therefore troubling them even more. the trouble with that argument, whether you accept it or not, though, it doesn't fit on a bumper sticker. and it's going to be a tough argument to make to the american people. >> it's not exactly remember the alamo, is it? >> not exactly, no. >> i want to go to karen on this. for you're here for the administration, should you choose to accept it. the president inherited a terrible job. >> of course. >> he inherited a war that the other guy put aside while he fought the war he always wanted to fight, which was iraq, right? didn't that hurt the country? and it's hurting us now. we're talking into a situation at the bomb end of a war that nobody likes anymore. >> it's worse. that's gotten worse. i mean, afghanistan actually got worse. but the president did inherit it, but here's the other thing. the president made it very clear in 2007 and all throughout the campaign, this was what he was going to do. i thin
if we leave afghanistan, that will put a troubled pakistan, nuclear pakistan at more risk. open up a vacuum that india might step into, therefore troubling them even more. the trouble with that argument, whether you accept it or not, though, it doesn't fit on a bumper sticker. and it's going to be a tough argument to make to the american people. >> it's not exactly remember the alamo, is it? >> not exactly, no. >> i want to go to karen on this. for you're here for the...
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>> reporter: i rented a house in pakistan. when you rent a house, you have to go to the state officials, you register it, you write down every bit of personal details. they photocopy your passport. they send an official to the house to check up on you. it's not an anonymous process. it's a detailed file, particularly in elite military areas like this one. >> i have a conclusion, they definitely knew. the question is who knew. could it be possible some parts of the military knew? but the leadership didn't know? >> reporter: we were told that no senior ranking military officers knew. i don't know what "senior" means exactly, if that means colonels and above, generals and above. it does sound that lower-level military officers did know who was living in that compound, but we're told not the top levels of the pakistani intelligence agency. >> who is telling us that? richard, who is telling us that? >> u.s. officials. >> but they have to protect relationships with pakistan, which you saw brennan doing as well. what is the state of
>> reporter: i rented a house in pakistan. when you rent a house, you have to go to the state officials, you register it, you write down every bit of personal details. they photocopy your passport. they send an official to the house to check up on you. it's not an anonymous process. it's a detailed file, particularly in elite military areas like this one. >> i have a conclusion, they definitely knew. the question is who knew. could it be possible some parts of the military knew? but...
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pakistan's primary concerns regarding security is india, not pakistan. >> pakistan are concerned about india encroachment on this border? >> yes. we've seen the pakistani military encourages jihadists to go into those areas. encouraging jihad in one place but can't control it in afghanistan. that is one of the things we're faced with now we have to recognize pakistan and their security concerns as our overall strategy how we stabilize the region and, frankly, i didn't see that come out in the speech last night. >> brett, if you look at two issues. security for nuclear tel in pakistan and elsewhere, how does this particular strategy go toward providing national security for those two different risks? >> i think we're doing it. i agree the president didn't mention india and that might be unfortunate but he is did talk about what pakistan is doing. we've been dealing with pakistan since 9/11 to shift their interests from to afghanistan and their own taliban insurgency problem. that is starting to happen. obama's speech there are three parts to this strategy. military operations, the civil
pakistan's primary concerns regarding security is india, not pakistan. >> pakistan are concerned about india encroachment on this border? >> yes. we've seen the pakistani military encourages jihadists to go into those areas. encouraging jihad in one place but can't control it in afghanistan. that is one of the things we're faced with now we have to recognize pakistan and their security concerns as our overall strategy how we stabilize the region and, frankly, i didn't see that come...
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was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the sovereignty of any other country for that matter. in pakistan, the people's sensitivity of even drones violating our sovereignty is against. now troops coming in, helicopters and taking action is not acceptable to the people of pakistan and it does violate our sovereignty. and in the past, whenever we acted against many, many dozens of al qaeda operatives, senior ones, including sheikh muhammad, always intelligence cooperation. we cooperated with each other, identifie identified the targets. that is what used to happen. in this case, it was not done. i'm talking on my time, how it was done. and, well, th
was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the...
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aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an important part of the puzzle of solving that region of the world, maybe the most dangerous, but it is really hard for me to say to my constituents that we've gotten value with all of the aid that we've provided for pakistan. >> congressman anthony wiener, thank you so much for joining us today. >>> and up next, a great jobs report to top off the president's very good week. >>> and house republicans retreat on medicare. politico up next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> time for the "your business entrepreneur of the week." derek lawson and partner michael horow
aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an...
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we can't go into pakistan so we have to send everybody into pakistan. did he get his point across. >> i don't think he really did. first of all, i know people in the white house have a very -- i used the word grim already. i'll use it again, view of pakistan. one person telling me, that's really a dysfunctional country. and the people of the white house know that, but of course, we can't put troops directly in there. that's just verboten. we don't have the rationale, we don't have the freedom. the pakistanis would never allow it. the president is saying all right, if we're going to do it, we're going to do it quickly. the president also believes, i think, in talking to people over there, i'm pretty sure this is correct. he can't give the military an open ending kbhimt, the american military. they'll just keep coming back asking for more troops and more troops and more troops. so his strategy with the military is to say fine, i'm going to give you what you want in spades. right now, you better show me, and show me quickly that it's going to work. >> the
we can't go into pakistan so we have to send everybody into pakistan. did he get his point across. >> i don't think he really did. first of all, i know people in the white house have a very -- i used the word grim already. i'll use it again, view of pakistan. one person telling me, that's really a dysfunctional country. and the people of the white house know that, but of course, we can't put troops directly in there. that's just verboten. we don't have the rationale, we don't have the...
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so pakistan is a very troublesome ally, but pakistan would also argue that its own difficulties have been compounded significantly in its relationship with the united states. and i think that's a fair rebuttal. >> when you look at the whole blow back concept, you hear a lot about it in afghanistan obviously with the united states funding and developing the taliban in the 1980s to try to fight the russians effectively, how much of a blow back issue do we have not just in afghanistan with the taliban, tony, but in pakistan and throughout that entire region because the power dynamic has shifted so much and we've invested so much over the past 30 years in military development that now we're fighting the very people we trained in many of these countries? >> i agree with christine in the fact that we have helped exacerbate the situation by the fact that any country, and i think this will is universal, any country will act in its own best interests. the pakistan cickistanis worked interests. they're going into safe havens is counter intuitive to t fact that they use jihadist for their own p
so pakistan is a very troublesome ally, but pakistan would also argue that its own difficulties have been compounded significantly in its relationship with the united states. and i think that's a fair rebuttal. >> when you look at the whole blow back concept, you hear a lot about it in afghanistan obviously with the united states funding and developing the taliban in the 1980s to try to fight the russians effectively, how much of a blow back issue do we have not just in afghanistan with...
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nails famed in pakistan. last night, the president made a statement to the nation, about 11:30 eastern time. here's a little bit about what he said stressing the historic perhaps of bin laden's death. >> at my direction, the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in abbottabad, pakistan. a small team of americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a firefight, they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. for over two decades, bin laden has been al qaeda's leader and symbol and continued to plot attacks against our country and friends and allies. the death of balancin laden mare most significant achievement to date of our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. his death does not mark the end of our effort. no doubt, al qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. we must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad. >> let me ask you about the president. we'
nails famed in pakistan. last night, the president made a statement to the nation, about 11:30 eastern time. here's a little bit about what he said stressing the historic perhaps of bin laden's death. >> at my direction, the united states launched a targeted operation against that compound in abbottabad, pakistan. a small team of americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. no americans were harmed. they took care to avoid civilian casualties. after a...
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i rented a nause pakistan. when you rent a house in pakistan, the police know a great deal about the tenant. i didn't rent the house next to any large military complex. it seems very unlikely that osama bin laden would have been able to or any of his cohorts to rent a large facility with high walls that close to a military compound without at least some of the guards on the compound wanting to know who was inside this complex. i think that's one of the most difficult positions that pakistan is finding itself in right now, how can it explain that it is cooperating with the united states, $18 billion in foreign aid over the last decade as you mentioned, and yet osama bin laden was in pakistan, just 35 miles from the showcase capital islamabad. >> richard engel and chuck todd, thanks for all your reporting. we'll be following all day and on "nbc nightly news." the united states has been pakistan's banker since 2001 alone. $18 billion in civilian, government and military aid to pakistan and still osama bin laden wa
i rented a nause pakistan. when you rent a house in pakistan, the police know a great deal about the tenant. i didn't rent the house next to any large military complex. it seems very unlikely that osama bin laden would have been able to or any of his cohorts to rent a large facility with high walls that close to a military compound without at least some of the guards on the compound wanting to know who was inside this complex. i think that's one of the most difficult positions that pakistan is...
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, in a remote part of pakistan. no, this was the navy s.e.a.l.s going in and actually firing the shot that killed osama bin laden. >> well we've had a lot of operations of this type in a wide variety of places in pakistan. notably, obviously on the border with afghanistan. but the majority of kills have been by drone strikes. nevertheless, we've had special operations forces on the ground conducting operations of this type. i think a lot of people would be surprised how few people were actually involved in an operation like this. and furthermore, how much practice, had to be undertaken in order to make this thing work. it's a good thing that these guys remain put for as long as they did. it gave us plenty of opportunity to practice this operation and make sure it was successful. we, we used almost undoubtedly, mh-53j helicopters. very large helicopters, used in special operations with a wide variety of electronic equipment aboard, there were back-ups. indeed, one of the helicopters failed on site with mechanical pro
, in a remote part of pakistan. no, this was the navy s.e.a.l.s going in and actually firing the shot that killed osama bin laden. >> well we've had a lot of operations of this type in a wide variety of places in pakistan. notably, obviously on the border with afghanistan. but the majority of kills have been by drone strikes. nevertheless, we've had special operations forces on the ground conducting operations of this type. i think a lot of people would be surprised how few people were...
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what is pakistan's response going to be? what we can't do is say to the p pakistanis, you failed to produce bin laden, we're going to punish you. some of that cooperation is very critical to destroying al qaeda's infrastructure on the pakistan boarder. that has been in our interest the past couple years. we have to find that middle ground. >> roger, thanks for the analysis. as always, roger cressey, nbc news terrorism analyst. our coverage of osama bin laden's death only getting rolling here this afternoon. >>> straight ahead, is this the linchpin to a way out? the politics of the kill and a gateway to an end game in afghanistan. is it real? >>> also, our so-called ally. with friends like pakistan, who needs saudi arabia? >>> plus, the spirit of our own country, five lessons learned from 9/11. do we still remember any of them? ♪ got brass in pocket... ♪ gonna use my, my, my, imagination. ♪ the new blackberry playbook. ♪ cos i'm gonna make you see ♪ there's nobody else here, no one like me. ♪ small enough to take
what is pakistan's response going to be? what we can't do is say to the p pakistanis, you failed to produce bin laden, we're going to punish you. some of that cooperation is very critical to destroying al qaeda's infrastructure on the pakistan boarder. that has been in our interest the past couple years. we have to find that middle ground. >> roger, thanks for the analysis. as always, roger cressey, nbc news terrorism analyst. our coverage of osama bin laden's death only getting rolling...
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pakistan has certain obsessions. the security of its nuclear weapons, it's long simmering conflict with india, and when you have violations of pakistan's territory, and this was a violation of pakistan's territory for better or worse, most people think for the absolute better, that does make pakistan and certain pakistani military commanders nervous. not to say they weren't culpa e culpable. not to say lower ranking members of the military did not know where bin laden was, but i think that's why -- that's the way they're looking at it. there's a violation. helicopters come in, they took bin laden, what else could they take? >> pakistan's president writing in "the washington post" says pakistan has paid an enormous price for its stand against terrorism. do you think the international community is not giving sufficient credit to the way pakistan has tried to cooperate with america and deal with these domestic terrorists? >> reporter: it depends on what you call a terrorist, and there are many different terrorist groups
pakistan has certain obsessions. the security of its nuclear weapons, it's long simmering conflict with india, and when you have violations of pakistan's territory, and this was a violation of pakistan's territory for better or worse, most people think for the absolute better, that does make pakistan and certain pakistani military commanders nervous. not to say they weren't culpa e culpable. not to say lower ranking members of the military did not know where bin laden was, but i think that's...
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four men, one woman arrested in pakistan. associates apparently of the primary suspect in the times square failed bombing attempt. that wraps up this hour for me. to at noon eastern. on "andrea mitchell reports," coverage of the news conference from the justice department on the terror arrests. hey -- who's our best presentation guy? carl. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. and right now save 20% on all online printing purchases. visit fedex.com/print. >>> breaking news on "andrea mitchell reports." from the justice dmt, attorney general eric holder and other officials will be releasing me details on the arrest of the suspect in the times square bomb atte
four men, one woman arrested in pakistan. associates apparently of the primary suspect in the times square failed bombing attempt. that wraps up this hour for me. to at noon eastern. on "andrea mitchell reports," coverage of the news conference from the justice department on the terror arrests. hey -- who's our best presentation guy? carl. i thought you said carl was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] well, he is. last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our...
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relationship with pakistan. this weekend local media reported what it says is the name of the top cia operative in pakistan, the second time in six months a covert agent has been named. and here at home in an interview with "60 minutes," president obama described the tension in the situation room during the raid since u.s. intelligence was not certain that bin laden was in that compound. >> there were big chunks of time in which all we were doing was just waiting, and it was the longest 40 minutes of my life with the possible exception of when sasha got meningitis when he was three months old and i was waiting for the doctor to tell me she was all right. it was a very tense situation. >> and joining me now live, nbc's chuck todd. jay carney said the u.s. wants to have a cooperative relationship with pakistan. >> i'll tell you that was the entire press briefing today was dominated by this issue of pakistan, trying to get a reaction from the white house by this promise by the prime minister of pakistan that the ne
relationship with pakistan. this weekend local media reported what it says is the name of the top cia operative in pakistan, the second time in six months a covert agent has been named. and here at home in an interview with "60 minutes," president obama described the tension in the situation room during the raid since u.s. intelligence was not certain that bin laden was in that compound. >> there were big chunks of time in which all we were doing was just waiting, and it was the...
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of pakistan. they have been housed and based in pakistan and they have been very fed up with the kind of manipulation of pakistan. so they had a lot of reasons to see if the americans were interested in an end to the war, in a deal, which could result, first of all in a decent recall, so you're not fighting on the way out. and secondly, something that could eventually bring about a cease fire, and which could then lead to political negotiations with president karzai, for a power sharing agreement. so that war does not break out again when the americans leave. >> perhaps the american strategy, not just for negotiations with the taliban and afghanistan, but regional strategy overall, in terms of ending the war, in terms of strategic announcement, has it changed a lot since richard holbrooke died? >> well, it's become even more fraught. and i mean, pakistan has not talked to the united states for five months. only the other day, president obama met the prime minister. as you said, the road has been s
of pakistan. they have been housed and based in pakistan and they have been very fed up with the kind of manipulation of pakistan. so they had a lot of reasons to see if the americans were interested in an end to the war, in a deal, which could result, first of all in a decent recall, so you're not fighting on the way out. and secondly, something that could eventually bring about a cease fire, and which could then lead to political negotiations with president karzai, for a power sharing...
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bin laden's presence in pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. we still have a mini jihady has-beens from the 1980s who are still alive, well and kicking and some of them could have been helping them but they are not in the state of pakistan today. >> has-beens from the 1980s, those comments come as pakistan takes a tougher stance now to president obama's decision to keep the raid from his government. the prime minister warnings that his country will defend the air space if united states forces try to mount another similar separation inside their country. the white house says the so-called treasure trove of intelligence seized from bin laden's compound is painting the portrait of an aging fugitive terror leader seeking remaining control of his organization he founded. written doults, computer heart drives and telephone numbers are some of the items rounded up in last week's raid. >> this is the largest cache derived from the scene of any al qaeda intelligence. >> the navy s.e.a.l.s team discovered five videos of osama bin laden including this one
bin laden's presence in pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. we still have a mini jihady has-beens from the 1980s who are still alive, well and kicking and some of them could have been helping them but they are not in the state of pakistan today. >> has-beens from the 1980s, those comments come as pakistan takes a tougher stance now to president obama's decision to keep the raid from his government. the prime minister warnings that his country will defend the air space if united...
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and we just can't back off and let them take over pakistan with the nuclear arms that pakistan has. so, it's a very complicated matter and i think we've got to handle it just exactly right. >> the president signed the legislation today $7.5 billion in nonmilitary aid. it's been very controversial because some of the military say that it has too many strings atachd in the pakistani military. where you stand on the lugar bill and whether it can help and whether they can absorb that amount of aid in the next couple years. >> the fact of the matter is, we need to help pakistan, no question about that. we just don't give away 7 billion bucks or there above. without some sort of expectations that, you know, that they have to live up to certain standards. but i don't think there's much, much, there's not many standards that they have to live up to. we're actually in the mood of helping pakistan because it's a nuclear power and they're allies and we want to make sure they're solid and we know they're being attacked by the taliban and the taliban is a vicious, awful organization and we just
and we just can't back off and let them take over pakistan with the nuclear arms that pakistan has. so, it's a very complicated matter and i think we've got to handle it just exactly right. >> the president signed the legislation today $7.5 billion in nonmilitary aid. it's been very controversial because some of the military say that it has too many strings atachd in the pakistani military. where you stand on the lugar bill and whether it can help and whether they can absorb that amount...
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it's pakistan. and what happens to the pakistani government, what happens to their control over the nuclear weapons that they have if, god forbid, the taliban were able to take over the pakistani government from a base, say, in afghanistan. so, to me, this really is sort of the controlling factor in all of this is what happens to pakistan. >> that's exactly what the president's national security adviser is going to be discussing today. thank you very much. it's always good to see you, senator. thanks for being with us. >> thanks, andrea. >>> how much of a fight in afghanistan should be focused on the war against al qaeda and on pakistan? up next, richard haass, president of the council and ike skelten joining us. why is lubriderm® daily moisture a favorite among dermatologists? one reason, lubriderm® daily moisture contains the same nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. (announcer) lubriderm® moisture matches the moisture in your skin. skin accepts it better. absorbs it better. and has its n
it's pakistan. and what happens to the pakistani government, what happens to their control over the nuclear weapons that they have if, god forbid, the taliban were able to take over the pakistani government from a base, say, in afghanistan. so, to me, this really is sort of the controlling factor in all of this is what happens to pakistan. >> that's exactly what the president's national security adviser is going to be discussing today. thank you very much. it's always good to see you,...
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it's a war on pakistan, is starting to feel like a war on pakistan. our flying robots, our planes without pilots, our drones are firing more missiles into pakistan than ever before. recently it's been about one air strike a day. but it is not just the pace of those remote controlled bombings picking up. this weekend, there were three different air strikes in which u.s. heblt hechts with pilots flew into pakistan and launched strikes there. the u.s. said it was okay to do that because they were in hot pursuit of people who had shot at americans in afghanistan. they said the hot pursuit rules let them do that. pakistan says there's no hot pursuit rules. you have to stay out of our country. and general petraeus warned pakistan that the u.s. could just send american troops marching into pakistan. we could? general petraeus reportedly warning pakistan of that. maybe he should warn us. that at roughly 5:30 in the morning this morning local time, not only did u.s. helicopters fly again into pakistan again, they flew into pakistan and shot at what everyone no
it's a war on pakistan, is starting to feel like a war on pakistan. our flying robots, our planes without pilots, our drones are firing more missiles into pakistan than ever before. recently it's been about one air strike a day. but it is not just the pace of those remote controlled bombings picking up. this weekend, there were three different air strikes in which u.s. heblt hechts with pilots flew into pakistan and launched strikes there. the u.s. said it was okay to do that because they were...
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pakistan is a large country. we are looking right now at how he was able to hold out there for so long and whether or not there was any type of support system within pakistan that allowed him to stay there. we know that the people at the compound there were working on his behalf, and that's how we ultimately found our way to that compound. but we are right now less than 24 hours after this operation, so we are talking with the pakistanis on a regular basis now and we're going to pursue all leads to find out exactly what type of support system and benefactors that bin laden might have had. >> but you don't necessarily take them at their word that they didn't know. >> we are pursuing all leads in this issue. >> is it really credible that pakistani authorities had no idea that this compound was being built and that it existed, such an elaborate compound? >> i think it's inconceivable that bin laden did not have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time. i am not
pakistan is a large country. we are looking right now at how he was able to hold out there for so long and whether or not there was any type of support system within pakistan that allowed him to stay there. we know that the people at the compound there were working on his behalf, and that's how we ultimately found our way to that compound. but we are right now less than 24 hours after this operation, so we are talking with the pakistanis on a regular basis now and we're going to pursue all...
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pakistan says it's coming? does pakistan want to do it? if it doesn't, why? if it does, why? >> in the recent review, the president acknowledged that pakistan has taken -- the seventh region is the only one that's remaining. the reason is terrain. you know that, you've been to the country a few times, it's not an easy terrain. so you have to have a lot of preparedness, just as american troops are precious to americans, our troops are precious to us. we don't want to send our young men into harm's way without adequate preparation. the short an is pakistan will fight terrorists in all parts of the country, irrespective of what the priorities of the terrorists are. our priority is to fight them. >> and i know, of course, that pakistan has lost many, many soldiers and frontier gart in this fight. thank you very much for taking some time to join us. >>> staying on pakistan. three years ago this week, pakistan's dynamic prime minister, benazir bhutto was tragically assassinated. she was the first woman ever to lead a muslim state. mark siegle, who is with us, was a close friend po
pakistan says it's coming? does pakistan want to do it? if it doesn't, why? if it does, why? >> in the recent review, the president acknowledged that pakistan has taken -- the seventh region is the only one that's remaining. the reason is terrain. you know that, you've been to the country a few times, it's not an easy terrain. so you have to have a lot of preparedness, just as american troops are precious to americans, our troops are precious to us. we don't want to send our young men...
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is a big deal in pakistan. what are the ramifications for this as more becomes clear about what they knew and when? >> ramifications are huge because pakistan is a critical country, it's a country with nuclear weapons. if bin laden could have this kind of access to the government and get this kind of protection -- if that's the case -- we don't know that it is -- what does that say about the security of nuclear weapons and what's it say about the military force there and how secure it really is? so, this has huge implications. and before we all comment on it, we'd better be right about it. >> i want to ask quickly about afghanistan as well, general hayden. there are going to be people who say, hey, wait a minute, let's focus narrowly on counterterror, as this president did, let's accelerate that withdrawal from afghanistan. >> i think we need to see how this plays out, david. this is not a singular event that then has us making a sharp break left or right. we'll see what the impact of this is. there are lots of
is a big deal in pakistan. what are the ramifications for this as more becomes clear about what they knew and when? >> ramifications are huge because pakistan is a critical country, it's a country with nuclear weapons. if bin laden could have this kind of access to the government and get this kind of protection -- if that's the case -- we don't know that it is -- what does that say about the security of nuclear weapons and what's it say about the military force there and how secure it...
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it was pretty rough. >> now, you're on your way back to -- on your way to pakistan via germany. >> pakistan, afghanistan, and india, leaving tomorrow. >> okay. when you are world traveling right now, when you're doing your job right now and visiting all of those different capitals who are you trying to connect? who are you trying to draw together, trying to get to read from the same hymnal? >> the first part of the trip in germany is to strengthen the international alliance supporting the civilian side of the war. we don't have a civilian organization like nato which is essentially a military organization. but the germans lead the coordination effort. when president obama and secretary clinton gave me this job, there was no other special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. now there are about 35 including seven muslim countries from egypt to malaysia. and the germans coordinate this effort, so i go to germany a lot. now, when i get to afghanistan and pakistan and india, it's a whole different thing. this outcome in afghanistan will be shaped decisively by the relationship between p
it was pretty rough. >> now, you're on your way back to -- on your way to pakistan via germany. >> pakistan, afghanistan, and india, leaving tomorrow. >> okay. when you are world traveling right now, when you're doing your job right now and visiting all of those different capitals who are you trying to connect? who are you trying to draw together, trying to get to read from the same hymnal? >> the first part of the trip in germany is to strengthen the international...
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for the first time in pakistan, i guess, what has happened is that pakistan is talking. it is talking in the mainstream. i think someone in the u.s. needs to listen to that. rather than listening to what some in the government has to say to them. >> thank you so much. fascinating perspective. two very different points of view. >>> when we come back, we'll be talking to the chairman of the armed services committee who had a lot to do with the way some of this legislation gets drawn. we'll talk to carl levin coming up next. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. got the ammunition she needs: omnaris. (troops) omnaris! to the nose. (general) omnaris works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris fights nasal allergy symptoms that occur from allergic inflammation... relieve those symptoms with omnaris. side effects may include headache, nosebleed and sore throat. her nose is at ease. we have lift off. (general) remember omnaris! ask your doctor. in the battle against nasal allergy symptoms, omnaris combats the cause. this is jim. he returns
for the first time in pakistan, i guess, what has happened is that pakistan is talking. it is talking in the mainstream. i think someone in the u.s. needs to listen to that. rather than listening to what some in the government has to say to them. >> thank you so much. fascinating perspective. two very different points of view. >>> when we come back, we'll be talking to the chairman of the armed services committee who had a lot to do with the way some of this legislation gets...
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and pakistan is a crucial one. it's vital to have this partnership, to fight this war against al qaeda and other extremists. the u.s. provides billions of dollars in aid to pakistan on a yearly basis. that's unlikely to change. neither side can really afford to see a wholesale breakdown of this relationship. first you have that. at the same time, you have -- people are asking here at the white house and through the u.s. government whether this was a case of willful blindness. this compound where osama bin laden was found was an extraordinary complex. it was unique, eight times larger than the buildings around it. it had these 12 to 18-foot walls topped with barbed wire. you wonder why it wouldn't have stuck out like a sore thumb in this town. you have a lot of questions being asked about that, what pakistan knew, who knew it. john brennan said it's inconceivable that osama bin laden wouldn't have had some kind of support in pakistan, whether from the government on an official level or some sort of unofficial, nongo
and pakistan is a crucial one. it's vital to have this partnership, to fight this war against al qaeda and other extremists. the u.s. provides billions of dollars in aid to pakistan on a yearly basis. that's unlikely to change. neither side can really afford to see a wholesale breakdown of this relationship. first you have that. at the same time, you have -- people are asking here at the white house and through the u.s. government whether this was a case of willful blindness. this compound...
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the fact is pakistan is not our ally. pakistan is not our friend. pakistan is working to kill american soldiers. they are working to prop up the taliban. they are working to undermine our efforts. and this is, obviously, the worst of all problems because not only is pakistan the most dangerous country in the world, it is also a critical ally for the united states if we were to win this war in afghanistan, but at this stage, again, all of these documents raise a much bigger question and that is why is it that after spending $300 billion in afghanistan in this war, why is it, after barack obama has decided, following his general's advice, to triple the number of troops in afghanistan. as "the new york times" reports this morning, we are in a worse position in that country than ever before and the taliban is stronger today than ever before. those are questions that have to be answered. and i've got to read this very quickly from sebastian younger's war, mike barnicle and i have read it and some of the others have. but susan picked this out last night.
the fact is pakistan is not our ally. pakistan is not our friend. pakistan is working to kill american soldiers. they are working to prop up the taliban. they are working to undermine our efforts. and this is, obviously, the worst of all problems because not only is pakistan the most dangerous country in the world, it is also a critical ally for the united states if we were to win this war in afghanistan, but at this stage, again, all of these documents raise a much bigger question and that is...
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so how could pakistan's army and spies not notice? >> it could be a case of eyes wide shut, which they were aware of it and decided to keep their eyes open but closed as far as americans are concerned. >> reporter: today even some of the neighbors are wondering. >> there are a lot of questions being asked about the role of the pakistani intelligence agency and as well the pakistani military. >> reporter: the neighborhood certainly noticed the raid blogged in realtime on twitter by@really virtual. helicopter hovering above abbottabad at 1:00 a.m. is a rare event. now i'm the guy who live blogged the osama raid without knowing it. the u.s. has poured about $4 billion into pakistan without getting a reliable ally. in 1988, after they bombed two embassies in africa, president clinton couldn't get help going after the terrorist. last year hillary clinton said what many were thinking. >> but i believe that somewhere in this government our people, who know where osama bin laden and al qaeda is. >> andrea mitchell reporting for us there. >>>
so how could pakistan's army and spies not notice? >> it could be a case of eyes wide shut, which they were aware of it and decided to keep their eyes open but closed as far as americans are concerned. >> reporter: today even some of the neighbors are wondering. >> there are a lot of questions being asked about the role of the pakistani intelligence agency and as well the pakistani military. >> reporter: the neighborhood certainly noticed the raid blogged in realtime on...
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he land in pakistan without the knowledge of authorities. one chopper crippled at landing doesn't slow or attacher the resolve of the special forces. they attack, take fire from bin laden and his bodyguards, and take out the most wanted man in the world. the team spends less than 40 minutes on the ground. bin laden's body was then ushered aboard a u.s. helicopter ferried back to base and then after the body was positively identified, it was treated with dignity and buried at sea. the president is said to have watched the raid in realtime from the white house. he then addressed the nation reflecting as much on the victims of bin laden as he did on the raid itself. >> children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father, parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace, nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. >> ahead, we'll hear more from those families and with fresh details that. >> just been released from the white house. let's bring in nbc news white house correspondent
he land in pakistan without the knowledge of authorities. one chopper crippled at landing doesn't slow or attacher the resolve of the special forces. they attack, take fire from bin laden and his bodyguards, and take out the most wanted man in the world. the team spends less than 40 minutes on the ground. bin laden's body was then ushered aboard a u.s. helicopter ferried back to base and then after the body was positively identified, it was treated with dignity and buried at sea. the president...
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>> pakistan has repeatedly said that bin laden, osama bin laden was an enemy for pakistan. pakistani military has hunted down more al qaeda operatives than anywhere else in the world. al qaeda is an enemy for pakistan. as i mentioned, a joint approach, a join operation, would have obviously been much more useful to carry on the partnership and to carry on efforts to be able to achieve what i am calling common objectives and i think that is what is important. to look at this as a common objective, look at us moving towards a common goal because at the strategic plan united states and pakistan agree on what are their goals and objectives. where we have differences, which have become apparent in the fast few months as to what are the tools that should be used to be able to achieve those end objectives. and it is no working without ownership of the people of any country, of any place. you can see that in the united states also when you go to war in a country you have to have ownership of the people of your country to -- because war is costly, as it has been for pakistan. we've
>> pakistan has repeatedly said that bin laden, osama bin laden was an enemy for pakistan. pakistani military has hunted down more al qaeda operatives than anywhere else in the world. al qaeda is an enemy for pakistan. as i mentioned, a joint approach, a join operation, would have obviously been much more useful to carry on the partnership and to carry on efforts to be able to achieve what i am calling common objectives and i think that is what is important. to look at this as a common...
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policy in pakistan? >> i don't think it will affect the issue of using drone attacks, even though i think everyone from general mcchrystal to others have raised the question of the death of innocents is something that's causing a lot of anger. but of course baitullah massoud, people are say this was not a sophisticated guy and made all sorts of mistakes, is not hugely important if the pakistan taliban is connected to him in any way at all. previously the pakistan taliban just did not operate outside of its borders. it wanted to basically the afghan dimensions as well as what was going on in pakistan was very much within their borders. so this is the first incident of a, i think a real element of global jihadism that we may be seeing from how they feel pushed. >> all right. so let's continue to talk on this on a state to state basis because i think we talked about a lot of the terrorist cell possibilities or terror group possibilities with evan kohlmann. but does this suggest that the u.s. has a pakistan
policy in pakistan? >> i don't think it will affect the issue of using drone attacks, even though i think everyone from general mcchrystal to others have raised the question of the death of innocents is something that's causing a lot of anger. but of course baitullah massoud, people are say this was not a sophisticated guy and made all sorts of mistakes, is not hugely important if the pakistan taliban is connected to him in any way at all. previously the pakistan taliban just did not...
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, pakistan, peter alexander. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you. as you just noted. more than 80 people killed in this attack. the wounded is 150 with many in critical condition filling up the hospital beds about a 2 1/2 hour drive from where we are in islamabad. this is not the first time the troops have been targeted. the same ching took place in iraq and afghanistan. many people attacked are right there along the border fighting their own people of the posture and ethnic group and the mountainous areas that separate afghanistan from pakistan. today, it happened about 6:00 in the morning. these people were about to leave. about to leave for what was scheduled to be a 10 day leave with family members and sadly it ended in the first major violence we have seen since bin laden's death. >> that was the paramilitary center with united states support, financial and otherwise. perhaps that's part of the reason it was targeted. peter alexander, live this morning from islamabad. thanks. >>> coming up
, pakistan, peter alexander. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you. as you just noted. more than 80 people killed in this attack. the wounded is 150 with many in critical condition filling up the hospital beds about a 2 1/2 hour drive from where we are in islamabad. this is not the first time the troops have been targeted. the same ching took place in iraq and afghanistan. many people attacked are right there along the border fighting their own people of the posture and...
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and pakistan. earlier today pakistan released this statement, quote, the government of pakistan expresses its deep concerns and reservations on the manner in which the government of the united states carried out this operation. it may constitute threat to international peace and security. joining me now to talk more about it is mark quarterman, a defense and security expert from the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for joining me, mark. >> happy to be with you. >> what do you make of the relationship right now? obviously, it's not just lawmakers. you can talk to just about anybody and they are wondering out loud what kind of help osama bin laden got within pakistan's borders. >> well, the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan is clearly strained. the example of osama bin laden is really the latest issue of strain between the two. the fact that he could have lived for years in that house in abbottabad near the military academy, in a town with a number of retired senior
and pakistan. earlier today pakistan released this statement, quote, the government of pakistan expresses its deep concerns and reservations on the manner in which the government of the united states carried out this operation. it may constitute threat to international peace and security. joining me now to talk more about it is mark quarterman, a defense and security expert from the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for joining me, mark. >> happy to be with you....
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we got our guy in pakistan. what are we doing in afghanistan? we will talk with congressman shelley ping gray, who is asking the same question. ttd# 1-800-30 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 and talk to chuck about ttd# 1-800-345-2550 rolling over that old 401k. i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris. to the nose! did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nosebleed and sore throat. [ inhales deeply ] i nipped my allergy symptoms in the bud. omnaris. ask your doctor. battling nasal allergy symptoms? omnaris combats the cause. get omnaris for only $11 at omnaris.com. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthr
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let me ask you this directly about pakistan. is pakistan an ally of the united states given everything that we have learned over the last 48 hours? >> well, if i had -- thank you so much for having me this morning, chuck. if i had not heard the president's speech last night, i would be answering in the negative. now, the president expressly said that assistance came from the president of pakistan as well as others. i hope that's true. i really want that to be the case. but if i had been asked the question before given what i heard last night, i would have said absolutely not. i have been to pakistan and i can tell you that interacting over there, i never got a good feel that i was dealing with honest brokers. i just never got that feel. and so, i hope, that what the president said last night about pakistan is very accurate. i want that to be the case. >> congressman, i want to play something from your trip, republican colleague peter king on the "today" show this morning and then ask you about it. >> let me just say as a republi
let me ask you this directly about pakistan. is pakistan an ally of the united states given everything that we have learned over the last 48 hours? >> well, if i had -- thank you so much for having me this morning, chuck. if i had not heard the president's speech last night, i would be answering in the negative. now, the president expressly said that assistance came from the president of pakistan as well as others. i hope that's true. i really want that to be the case. but if i had been...
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because of the attacks of the taliban in pakistan on pakistan. and the effort of al qaeda in collusion with the taliban in pakistan to try and destabilize pakistan itself. >> susan collins was saying, senator, that al qaeda is in 20 countries, spreading, and afghanistan fewer than 100. why is afghanistan so critical to our national security to invest all of this $30 billion more in this coming year? >> well, i happen to agree with secretary gates. and my reading of the intelligence indicates he is correct. you have the entire border areas, a kind of safe haven. we have targeted al qaeda leadership. and we have gone after them one by one. but what we have also seen is an intersection of these terrorist groups. what we have also seen is the leadership essentially residing in pakistan. if the taliban, if the hakani network, if others are able to take over afghanistan, do you really believe they stop there? i don't think so. i think they go after pakistan. what is pakistan? a major nuclear power. the estimates are several dozen nuclear weapons. that
because of the attacks of the taliban in pakistan on pakistan. and the effort of al qaeda in collusion with the taliban in pakistan to try and destabilize pakistan itself. >> susan collins was saying, senator, that al qaeda is in 20 countries, spreading, and afghanistan fewer than 100. why is afghanistan so critical to our national security to invest all of this $30 billion more in this coming year? >> well, i happen to agree with secretary gates. and my reading of the intelligence...
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they want to surround pakistan and destabilize it so that the united states can go in and steal pakistan's nuclear weapons, which is about as far from the truth as you can get because the united states doesn't know where pakistan's nuclear weapons are to begin with. on the other hand, the united states doesn't want to destabilize pakistan, neither ç does india, because that would create a failed state, awash in conventional weapons, where there are fundamentalists and where their nuclear arsenal would no longer be secure. >> let me go to steve on that. two points that you raised there, jonathan. one is the question of al qaeda and the taliban. we cut the deal. general powell went over there, secretary of state, got the pakistanis help us go to war with the taliban and get rid of that whole situation in afghanistan. that was the whole foundation of bush policy and it seemed to be working to some extent and it was popular in our country. is that now gone asunder? is the whole strategy of using pakistan to trap the taliban worthless now? >> i think it's ending. i think -- you know, chris, i
they want to surround pakistan and destabilize it so that the united states can go in and steal pakistan's nuclear weapons, which is about as far from the truth as you can get because the united states doesn't know where pakistan's nuclear weapons are to begin with. on the other hand, the united states doesn't want to destabilize pakistan, neither ç does india, because that would create a failed state, awash in conventional weapons, where there are fundamentalists and where their nuclear...
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the taliban and pakistan is essential. are they a reliable partner? are they credible at this point? maybe not. but there is a very strong -- you saw a strong reaction on capitol hill, bipartisan reaction on capitol hill this week for questioning aid, continued aid to pakistan and, you know, the role -- the complicity that we see in pakistan in bin laden's ability to hang out all these years right an hour from the seat of government and right near a military school, set cetera. but this is something that the administration really does not kur kur with. the idea that we would throw our hands in the air and cut off aid and try to find other partners in the war. as you mentioned, most of the terrorists are caught in pakistan, often populated areas. we need to continue to stay in pack stand we need to continue to hunt down terrorists in yemen. just because they harbor terrorists doesn't mean they're government terrorists. they're the hotbeds now for al qaeda, and this administration believes that we need to stay there. >> okay
the taliban and pakistan is essential. are they a reliable partner? are they credible at this point? maybe not. but there is a very strong -- you saw a strong reaction on capitol hill, bipartisan reaction on capitol hill this week for questioning aid, continued aid to pakistan and, you know, the role -- the complicity that we see in pakistan in bin laden's ability to hang out all these years right an hour from the seat of government and right near a military school, set cetera. but this is...
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it's all connected, taliban in pakistan, the taliban in pakistan? >> well this is important. the taliban is not a homogenous entity, all right? multiple tribes. pakistan, taliban have different objectives. they work together, though. >> okay. >> that's the important thing. >> they're allies? >> they're definitely allies. they're allies of convenience and operational purposes. >> roger cressey, as i said before, when you're around it makes me disturbed because it means that the issue's hot but it's good to have you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, how much of a threat is the taliban over in pakistan where this guy was working with? we'll talk to "the new york times" david rohde who was held by the taliban for five months over there before escaping. he knows all about this situation, that this guy shahzad, was in over there when he was getting training. he was over there himself and escaped. but in one minute, results from last night's primaries in indiana, ohio, and north carolina. ♪ [ pop ] [ man ] ♪ just another perfect day ♪ i think i'll walk this way with the trees ♪ ♪
it's all connected, taliban in pakistan, the taliban in pakistan? >> well this is important. the taliban is not a homogenous entity, all right? multiple tribes. pakistan, taliban have different objectives. they work together, though. >> okay. >> that's the important thing. >> they're allies? >> they're definitely allies. they're allies of convenience and operational purposes. >> roger cressey, as i said before, when you're around it makes me disturbed because...
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we have had difficulty with pakistan, as i said, but we've also had to work closely with pakistan in our countered-terror efforts. more terrorists and extremists have been captured in pakistan than in the world. >> but you won't share the details with us. >> that's not a matter of trust, it's a matter of national security. when the president was briefed on this operation and the suspicion we had that the compound in abbottabad was probably harboring bin laden, he said from the beginning we have to have the absolute tightest operation security on this. why? one, because if it leaked at all, he would have been out of there, right? and two, obviously, we have an obligation to protect the safety and security of our operators. so we only shared this operation with a very small circle within our own government. and to share it with any government outside the united states would have been to lose control of dissem nation which would not have been in the national interest. it's the extraordinary actions of this operation that we were able to maintain national security for as long as we did.
we have had difficulty with pakistan, as i said, but we've also had to work closely with pakistan in our countered-terror efforts. more terrorists and extremists have been captured in pakistan than in the world. >> but you won't share the details with us. >> that's not a matter of trust, it's a matter of national security. when the president was briefed on this operation and the suspicion we had that the compound in abbottabad was probably harboring bin laden, he said from the...
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pakistan has tried to manipulate this and play this card before when pakistan was unhappy because yet another cross border raid, i can't remember now, must have been six months ago into pakistani territory. pakistan closed that border and that created a big pileup of american convoy supply trucks on the pakistani side and many dozen of them were set fire. so pakistan has used this card before, and that led some american officials to explore other routes, particularly through the northern central asian states, but they have their problems as well. so as much as the united states doesn't want to acknowledge it, pakistan is still very critical as a supply route to the troops in afghanistan and particularly the contractors who are highly dependent on those nonlethal supplies. >> an ongoing difficult relationship. richard engel live in benghazi. >>> in the week since bin laden's killing, the fog of war is lifting and we're getting more clarity on what really happened in the dark of night when navy s.e.a.l.s move in on the bin laden compound and the life of the world's most notorious terror
pakistan has tried to manipulate this and play this card before when pakistan was unhappy because yet another cross border raid, i can't remember now, must have been six months ago into pakistani territory. pakistan closed that border and that created a big pileup of american convoy supply trucks on the pakistani side and many dozen of them were set fire. so pakistan has used this card before, and that led some american officials to explore other routes, particularly through the northern...